AN EGG AND SPINACH MOLDED BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A GUANYIN
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, POSSIBLY KANGXI PERIOD
The Goddess of Mercy is depicted seated in rajalalisana, wearing loose robes and a...

AN EGG AND SPINACH MOLDED BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A GUANYIN
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, POSSIBLY KANGXI PERIOD
The Goddess of Mercy is depicted seated in rajalalisana, wearing loose robes and a necklace as well as a veil covering the hair-bun which topped her head. She is also holding a fly whisk in her right hand as well as a holy water vase in her left hand. The piece is covered with an egg and spinach (also known as arlequin, i.e. yellow and aubergine enamels) glaze. Offered at auction together with an old and desirable matching wooden collector stand with lotus bands.
H (stand excluded): 18,9 cm
H (stand included): 25,5 cm

Note: An identical figure of Guanyin is visible in the archived sold lots of Galerie Nicolas Fournery, Paris, France. Click HERE to see the related item. A related figure is illustrated by Luisa Vinhais and Jorge Welsh in Biscuit: Refined Chinese Famille Verte Wares, Jorge Welsh Books, London and Lisbon, October, 2012, pp. 206-210.

黄绿釉观音瓷像
中国，清代

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